When it comes to maintaining a healthy weight for a lifetime, the bottom line is—calories count! Weight management is all about balance—balancing the number of calories you consume with the number of calories your body uses or “burns off.” This 30-minute webinar will be packed with information about resting metabolic rate, energy requirements, tools to […]

This is the 5th post on how to make the 2015-2020 Dietary Guideline’s Key Recommendations a part of your life. This post will help you choose healthy fats. Fats are discussed in the “limits” of the Dietary Guidelines, saying “a healthy eating pattern limits saturated fats and trans fats…” However, the guidelines also state a healthy eating pattern should […]

FDA (March 2016). What are the different types of fat that a food can contain? How are they different? U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved from: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/Basics/ucm194310.htm

Food and nutrition information center (August 2016). How many calories are in one gram of fat? U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved from: https://fnic.nal.usda.gov/how-many-calories-are-one-gram-fat-carbohydrate-or-protein

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2015 – 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 8th Edition. December 2015. Available at http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2015 – 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 8th Edition. December 2015. Available at http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/

This is the 4th post covering the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans key recommendations and how you can easily use them in everyday life! A Key Recommendation of the Dietary Guidelines: ““A healthy eating pattern includes… a variety of protein foods, including seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, legumes (beans and peas), and nuts, seeds, and […]

National Institute of Health (March 2008). Making & maintaining muscle: How much protein do you need? U.S Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved from: https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2008/March/docs/01features_01.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2015 – 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 8th Edition. December 2015. Available athttp://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/

Do you ever have a friend that acts a little salty? Maybe it is because they eat too much salt! Okay, okay…enough with the corny jokes. In all reality, many Americans actually do consume too much sodium – even if they don’t act salty. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that adults and children […]

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